How effective is solar in winter?
Solar power can be a great addition to a home – it certainly saves you money in the long run and will help cut your bills. We all know that solar power uses the suns energy however, and during the...
View ArticleDo I Need a Commercial EPC to claim the Feed in Tariff for my Business?
If you are a company looking to benefit from the feed in tariffs, there are a few prerequisites that you need to meet. And just like a domestic property, you will need a valid EPC to get the payment....
View ArticleStoring electricity produced from your solar panels
Solar PV has never been as attractive as it is now. Prices are at an all time low, the feed-in tariff is making the payback excellent and the cost of mains electricity is still going up. Whilst solar...
View ArticleDo solar panels increase house value?
You might be thinking about buying a house with solar PV already installed, or you might have solar PV on your roof and you are looking to sell your property. In the article below we look at whether...
View ArticleSolar Feed in Tariff is to decrease in April
If you are familiar with some of the content on TheGreenAge, you will know that the feed in tariff is a government backed payment made to properties for producing their own electricity. If you have a...
View ArticleAre Ikea Solar Panels a Good Idea?
The cost of solar has come down dramatically in the last few years, to the point where solar PV is a viable option for many households. The market for domestic size systems is highly competitive and as...
View ArticleAre Solar panels still a good investment in 2015?
In case you didn’t know, if you were thinking of installing a solar pv system, the government feed in tariff has just reduced! The feed in tariff is a payment you receive for generating energy from...
View ArticleWhich is the better investment – solar PV or solar thermal?
Solar power has become an affordable, cost effective way to produce your own energy, and there are two obvious options for your home. One is solar PV, where the sun’s energy is turned into electricity....
View ArticleWhat is the lifespan of a solar PV system?
Solar PV, as I am sure you are aware, is a great investment for a home if you have the right space on your roof. We would thoroughly recommend it for a property where the installation is practical. In...
View ArticleIs the RHI and FIT Rewarding the Wealthy?
The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and Feed In Tariff (FIT) schemes allow those who have installed renewable heating or clean electricity generating systems the ability to claim regular payments from...
View ArticleWhy now is the best time to install Solar PV
Solar PV is already hugely popular here in the UK with over 600,000 households benefiting from solar panels installed on their roofs. You might think that solar PV is made for ‘Greenies’ who dream of...
View ArticleSolar PV Tiles
Solar PV is still incredibly popular here in the UK; over 500,000 people have installed solar panels on the roofs and are claiming the feed in tariff, but there are also countless more who installed...
View ArticleShould I invest in renewable heating or renewable electricity production?
The average energy bill in the UK is now about £1350, this is despite the fact that underlying oil prices have tanked – the energy companies don’t feel the need to pass on these savings to consumers....
View ArticleHow Does Solar PV Work
In this blog, I wanted to take a little look at how PV or photovoltaics are made and some of the things you should consider when buying them. We all know that combined with the feed in tariff, solar is...
View ArticleImpact of orientation, pitch and shading on solar PV
I’m sure most people are aware that solar PV productivity is affected by a few key environmental factors. The most obvious one and the one that has the biggest impact is exposure to sunlight. Panels...
View ArticleIs the residential solar PV feed in tariff about to stop?
Is the solar PV feed-in tariff about to be cut? After last weeks announcement regarding the end of the Green Deal, we had a very interesting chat today with one of our solar installers who has some...
View ArticleSolar PV financial scams targeting the retired
You may be one of the half a million or so Brits that has a solar PV system installed on your home and you are hopefully enjoying lots of free electricity. In many cases, when solar PV is correctly...
View ArticleNick on Radio 4 today speaking about LED and Solar
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View ArticleAdding additional solar panels to an existing system
With the proposed reduction to the solar feed-in tariff, we are getting a huge amount of interest from people looking to install their new solar panels before the 1st January (the date that the...
View ArticleHow Do Solar Power Diverters Work?
We get a fair few comments regarding solar power diverters here at TheGreenAge. These clever little gadgets prevent electricity produced from your solar panels from being exported back to the grid by...
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